Certificates
Birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates, and academic records.
Professional French translation in Dubai and the UAE
Reaching a French-speaking audience from Dubai
If you want to thrive in a multilingual community, your documents and products have to exist in the languages your customers use. Accurate French translation opens your business to a French-speaking community numbering in the hundreds of millions, and it builds the trust that keeps those customers.
You may also need French to English or French to Arabic translation simply to comply with local requirements. Documents submitted on official platforms in Dubai or the UAE have to be in Arabic, and a French birth certificate, diploma or contract is no exception.
AGATO provides French translation for documents, websites and software, with certified translators who bring linguistic proficiency and an understanding of the cultural context the text has to work in.
Language pairs we cover
Our most requested French pairs are:
- French to Arabic
- Arabic to French
- French to English
- English to French
Other pairs are available too — see all 120+ languages we translate.
About the language
A language of 29 countries
French traces its roots to the Roman Empire and is now the official language of 29 countries. It is the fourth most widely spoken European language by number of speakers in Europe, and studies put it as the mother tongue of about 12 per cent of Europe’s population — a figure that continues to grow.
Dubai, a global trade hub, has a substantial French-speaking population drawn from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and francophone West Africa. Their documents arrive in French and have to leave in Arabic or English.
We have provided professional legal translation for over two decades, and our French translators work across marketing, legal, medical, financial and technical material. Their translations are widely accepted and recognised by the authorities.
Documents
What we translate to and from French
Personal, legal, corporate and technical — handled by translators who know the subject as well as the language.
Legal documents
Contracts, powers of attorney, court judgments and filings, certified for UAE courts and ministries.
Business documents
Trade licences, proposals, tenders, reports, manuals and corporate filings.
Medical records
Reports, prescriptions, discharge summaries and healthcare licensing documents.
Websites
Localised for the market rather than translated word for word, on any CMS.
Software and apps
Interfaces, strings and help content, tested in language before release.
Video and audio
Subtitles, captions, transcription and voice over.
Personal documents
Driving licences, passports, ID documents and application letters.
Industries
Sectors we serve in French
A translator is matched to the subject, not only the language pair.
Need an interpreter rather than a translator? See interpretation services for on-site, remote and telephone interpreting in French.
How it works
From your document to a certified translation
Five steps, with the price and the delivery time confirmed before we start.
Send your document
Upload a scan or photo, email it, or send it on WhatsApp.
Get a quote
We confirm the certification needed, the fixed price and the delivery time.
Translation
A native French translator with the right subject background does the work.
Review
A second linguist checks names, dates, numbers and terminology.
Delivery
A certified PDF by email, with a stamped hard copy on request.
Why AGATO
Certified, and accepted where it counts
FAQ
French translation questions, answered
Do you handle Canadian and African French as well as European French?
Yes. French differs in vocabulary and convention between France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec and francophone Africa, and for marketing or consumer material that difference is worth respecting. Tell us the audience and we will assign a translator from that variety. For certified documents the standard written form is used throughout.
Do you provide certified French translation in Dubai?
Yes. Where the document is going to a UAE court, ministry or government department, we provide a Ministry of Justice certified translation, stamped and signed by a licensed translator. For universities, employers, banks and embassies, a certified translation on our company letterhead is normally what is required. Tell us the destination and we will issue the right one.
How long does a French translation take?
Short documents such as a certificate are typically ready in about four hours when we receive them during office hours, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Longer documents and rarer subject areas are usually returned within 24 to 48 hours. We confirm the timeline with your quote.
How much does French translation cost?
Price depends on the length of the document, the language pair, the subject and whether you need certification, notarisation or a hard copy. Send us a scan and you will get a fixed price rather than an estimate that moves later.
Are your French translators native speakers?
Yes. French work is done by native speakers of the target language who also have a background in the subject — legal, medical, technical or commercial — because terminology is where a fluent but non-specialist translation comes apart.
Do you need the original document?
A clear scan or photograph is enough for the translation itself. If the authority receiving it requires a stamped hard copy, we produce one for collection at our office on Sheikh Zayed Road or for courier.
Will names be spelled the way they are in my passport?
They will if you send us the passport spelling. Transliterating a name into or out of Arabic has more than one valid answer, and a translation that disagrees with the passport is the most common reason a document is sent back. Send both together and we match them exactly.
Can you provide a French interpreter as well?
Yes. We provide French interpreters for meetings, hearings, medical appointments and conferences, on site across the UAE or remotely. See interpretation services for the modes available.
Is my document kept confidential?
Yes. Access is restricted, handling is secure, and your document is used only for your translation. An NDA is available on request, and it is signed as a matter of course for corporate and legal work.
Related
Other languages and services
Arabic translationEnglish and Arabic in both directions.
English translationEnglish to Arabic and back, certified.
German translationCertified German for commercial and technical work.
Italian translationCertified Italian for legal and corporate use.
Spanish translationCertified Spanish for business and personal documents.
All 120+ languagesEvery language we translate, in one place.